Monday, June 30, 2008

There Is No "There" There


The best part of my trip was stopping for gas south of Macon, Ga. to fill up at one of those mega-stations off the interstate.  It was hopping with working people, big, bone-hard.  A woman was cleaning the pumps, and every time she bent over, the fellows would give a little hoot or whistle.  I said hello and asked her how long it would take me to get to Atlanta.  

"Depends on how fast you're gonna drive."

"I'm pretty much going to ball the jack," I said.  She just stared at me quizzically.  "I'm going to go pretty fast," I said.  I don't know if it was because she was young or if it was a cultural thing.  "About an hour, hour and a half," I offered.  

"That'd be about it," she said.  "If I wasn't working, I'd go with you."

"You think I'll have fun," I said.

"Lordy, lordy, lordy, I sure 'nuff know I would."  


Atlanta isn't an easy town for visitors.  There is no center.  You must drive from place to place.  It is spread all over the county.  I stayed mid-town because I was told it was pretty alive.  I was just across from the Fox Theater.  I left my hotel room to wander about.  You have to wander far to see a little.  The first woman I met was wearing beautiful green boots and a blousey dress.  

"You mind if I take a photograph of your boots?"  She was nice enough about it.  People were friendly, but I didn't see much.  

My favorite place was the chicken and waffle bar on Peachtree Road.  Everything is called Peachtree--Drive, Circle, Place, Avenue, Boulevard, Street, etc.  I don't know why they'd do that.  

3 comments:

  1. There is a restaurant called Huey's that serves New Orleans cuisine and the best beignets in the world. Of course it is located on Peachtree Road. :) The green boots are fantastic!

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  2. Now you tell me. I didn't know anything and had send a meal back one night. I'm certain that Atlanta has a a lot to offer if you know what you are doing. I just didn't.

    I think the green boots are fantastic, too. I love to see boots and skirts. But GREEN, that was fun.

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  3. I want these boots

    -- well

    -- in lieu of what's in them.

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